Sign Language Juan Manuel Capel Lucie Alice Dessertine

Sign Language Juan Manuel Capel Lucie Alice Dessertine Myriam Bermejo Diego José Costa Ibrahim Isis

OUTLINE Introduction 1. Sign Language: short definition 1. 1 Gestural systems 1. 2 Symbols 1. 3 Signage 2. French Sign Language Family 2. 1 French Sign Language 2. 2 American Sign Language 2. 3 Russian Sign Language 2. 4 Spanish Sign Language 3. British, Australian , New Zealand Sign Language (BANZSL) 4. Asian Sign Language 4. 1 China 4. 2 Japan 4. 3 Differences between areas in Japan 4. 4 Arabian Sign Language Conclusion

Introduction Sign Language: short definition ü Sign languages instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns ü Visually transmitted sign patterns (manual communication, body language)

Introduction 1. 1 Gestual systems VS. Sign Languages Gestual systems üComplex grammars üMarkedly different from the grammars of spoken languages ü No specific message üPurely expressive message

Introduction 1. 2 Symbols ü ü Represents an idea, a physical entity or a process Its purpose is to communicate a meaning

Introduction 1. 3 Signage ü Provide information about what or where something is DOT Pictograms Hazard symbols: symbols designed to warn about hazardous materials or locations Widely used to indicate public toilets, or places such as airports and train stations.

2. French Sign Language Family ü One of the most important sign language families in the world üUsed in parts of Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia

2. 1 French Sign Language üSign Language of deaf in France üVery important part of deaf culture üUsed by 50 000 to 100 000 native signers

2. 2 American Sign Language üThe primary language of many North Americans deaf people üIncludes some elements of LSF and the original local Sign Language üASL and FSL contain similar signs but they can no longer be understood by each other's users

2. 3 Russian Sign Language üThe language of the deaf in both Russia and Bulgaria üSimilar to ASL üBroadly used in United States

2. 4 Spanish Sign Language üThe same across Spain, except for Catalunia and Valencia üCompletely different from ASL üInfluenced itself Venezuelan Sign Language

3. BANZ Sign Language Family üAustralian (Auslan) üNew Zealand üBritish

3. BANZ Sign Language Family üAuslan Sign Language coined by…. Trevor Johnston Adam Schembri

3. BANZ Sign Language Family Difference between ASL and BSL Alphabet

4. Asian Sign Language üChina has some rules üSign Language is very extended in Japan üArabic Sign Language is one of the most complete in the entire world

4. 1 Chinese Sign Language üIt is very important to take care about our gestures üFor example… DON’T TOUCH PEOPLE WHILE YOU’RE TALKING TO THEM üThere are differences between areas

4. 2 Japanese Sign Language üIt looks like the korean and taiwan system üMore than the 95% of the people knows the system üSim. Com (Simultaneous communication) üJSL (Japanese system language)

4. 3 Differences between areas in Japan üNo many school teach Sign Language üDeaf people use the JSL manual

4. 4 Arabian Sign Language üIt has been recognized in the entire world as one of the most important üThere are relations between the ariaban sign language and the deaf sign language system